Another blow to the US’ offshore wind ambitions
Attendees during a media tour of the Revolution Wind construction hub at the Port of Providence in Providence, Rhode Island, US, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images
Offshore wind energy giant Ørsted is pushing back the start date for Revolution Wind, the project it’s building off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut.
It’s a another setback to the Biden administration’s hopes of sourcing clean energy from new offshore wind farms that have faced a myriad of challenges since the covid-19 pandemic.
Revolution Wind is now expected to start running by 2026 instead of next year, Ørsted announced today. The problem lies on land. Ørsted’s partner on the project, Eversource Energy, is building a substation on a former naval station where lingering soil contamination is apparently going to take longer to clear than expected.
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